Juan Portillo runs every program himself from his Elk Grove facility, about 25 to 30 minutes away from Fair Oaks . Puppy foundations, obedience, aggression cases other trainers pass on, plain boarding, board and train, it's all handled the same way, personally, starting with a free phone call.
Fair Oaks owners bring Juan every version of this. See which one's yours.
Pulling hard the moment you hit American River Parkway, especially near other dogs or joggers.
Sits, stays, listens perfectly indoors, then acts like it's never heard a command once you're past the yard.
Fine alone, but barking, lunging, or freezing up the second another dog gets close.
Barks, backs away, or gets defensive the moment someone unfamiliar shows up.
Chewed furniture, dug-up yard, or accidents that only happen once you've walked out the door.
Biting, potty accidents, and no idea what to tackle first.
Something's happened before, and now every situation feels like a gamble.
Tried a group class or another trainer, and the behavior showed back up within weeks.
Whatever it is, Juan's probably already worked through it with a Fair Oaks dog.
Call (916) 571-0157Four common situations, and the program each one usually leads to.
New puppy, no structure yet
Puppy Training
Covers potty training, crate training, biting, and basic obedience from 8 weeks, at your Fair Oaks home.
Pulls or reacts around other dogs
Private Lessons
Juan works with your dog where the reaction actually happens, then addresses what's driving it.
Busy schedule, need it handled
Board and Train, or Just Boarding
Board and train handles the training too. Plain boarding is available if that's all you need.
Aggression or a bite history
Aggression Training
Every dog is evaluated individually. Juan takes on cases most Fair Oaks trainers won't.
Six programs, one trainer running every one of them personally.
Three to five weeks at Elk Grove, daily training, video updates. Juan handles pickup and drop-off at your Fair Oaks door, so the only thing you do is wait for the results.
See Board and Train Programs
Potty training, crate training, biting, obedience basics from 8 weeks. Get ahead of the habits before American River Parkway walks turn into a wrestling match.
See Puppy Training
Weekly at Elk Grove. For dogs that do fine one-on-one but come apart the second real distractions show up.
See Group Classes
Juan at your Fair Oaks home, working through whatever's actually happening, not a generic script every dog gets.
See Private Lessons
Growling, snapping, a bite already on record. Juan evaluates in person before deciding what's realistic.
See Aggression Training
For dogs that already know the commands but still react from fear or stress. This goes after the why, not just the what.
See Behavior ModificationNo sales pitch, three stops, straightforward.
Call (916) 571-0157 and you'll get Juan on the line, not a booking system or a call center.
Juan comes out to your Fair Oaks home for the evaluation, starting at $100, so he's watching the real behavior in its real setting, not a demo in a training room.
From there, the program gets shaped around what he actually saw, with owner coaching woven in from the very first session.
Founder and Head Trainer, JPK9 Academy
Fair Oaks sits about 25 to 30 minutes from Juan's Elk Grove facility, close enough that the drive rarely comes up as a reason people don't call.
He's spent over 15 years working with dogs across the greater Sacramento area, board and train, plain boarding, aggression cases, puppies, all of it, and none of it gets handed off to staff. Whoever answers the phone is who shows up at your door.
Sarah runs a lot of the day-to-day at the facility, but the part that actually matters to your dog, the evaluation, the sessions, the plan, stays with Juan start to finish.
No editing tricks, no highlight reel, just real work with real dogs.
Three reviews, three reactive dogs, three very different starting points.
Our rescue pup Rory came to us with extreme fear-based leash reactivity, barking and lunging at dogs a football field away. We reached out to JPK9 because of the reviews, and chose them because Juan and Sarah were so transparent about their methods. Months later we have a completely different lifestyle. We can come and go confidently with Rory, and when she does react, we actually have the tools to handle it.
Juan transformed my dog's reactivity toward other dogs and animals. We worked on obedience, reactivity, and protection work over the past couple of years, and the progress feels unbelievable. We used to avoid outings with other dogs around, and now we enjoy family hikes stress free. He even included our kids in the handling, which makes daily life so much easier.
We sent our German Shepherd mix Nina to a 21 day board and train to correct jumping, digging, and reactiveness to other animals, plus a recall issue that was a real safety concern. The transformation was night and day. Weekly group classes have given her invaluable exposure to other dogs, and months later she's calm, obedient, and well mannered around animals she's never even met before.
Call (916) 571-0157 or leave your number below. Tell Juan what's going on, a new puppy, a dog that needs boarding, something more serious, and he'll walk you through what fits and what it costs before you commit to anything.
